Icarus (charioteer)

Icarus (73 BC-48 BC) was an Egyptian chariot racer who competed at the Lageion of Kanopos until his death in an accident in 48 BC.

Biography
Icarus was born in Kanopos, Ptolemaic Egypt in 73 BC, the son of Philocrates of Kanopos and the older brother of Nikias. He was a born charioteer, winnng his first races at the age of thirteen; he went on to partake in 2,000 races and win half of them for his father's Prasina Green team. In 48 BC, he died in an accident during a race at the Lageion hippodrome, and the town of Kanopos mourned him, with a bust in his image being placed in a memorial in the market area. His bust was later stolen by members of the rival Veneta Blue team, who killed the local man Halius, but the medjay Bayek recovered the bust and returned it to its rightful location.